Nicole Senft
Biographic Data
| ID | 1737189 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicole Senft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicole |
| FAMILY NAME | Senft |
| SIGNATURE | SENFT N |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Cancer Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3617-7276 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Patient–Provider Discussions About Online Health Information in the Health Information National Trends Survey
Online health information-seeking is common and can impact patient–provider interactions. Using Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data from 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2024 ( n = 20,292), this study assessed trends in the percentage of Americans who reported discussing online health information with health care providers in the past year. Next, 2024 HINTS data ( n = 6,350) assessed perceptions of provider openness, provider respectfulne…
An Analysis of Grants Focused on Health Disparities Held by the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 2010–2024
Health communication can both reinforce and reduce adverse differences in cancer outcomes between groups. However, characteristics of cancer communication research aiming to reduce these health disparities have not been systematically assessed. Awarded research project grants in the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (NCI-HCIRB) portfolio (2010–2024; n = 159) were coded to identify disparities focus a…
Portrayal of Cancer Patients in the Era of AI
This study sought to characterize images of cancer patients generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) text-to-image tools, and assess whether images differed by cancer type or AI tool, to elucidate the potential implications of using AI-generated images in health communication. Two generative AI-based tools, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion, were prompted to produce images of a “cancer patient,” “breast cancer patient,” “lung cancer patient,” and “pro…
Mitigating Health and Science Misinformation
Literature on how to address misinformation has rapidly expanded in recent years. The aim of this scoping review was to synthesize the growing published literature on health and science misinformation mitigation interventions. English-language articles published from January 2017 to July 2022 were included. After title/abstract screening, 115 publications (148 empirical studies) met inclusion criteria and were coded for sample characteristics, to…
Within- and between-group heterogeneity in cultural models of emotion among people of European, Asian, and Latino heritage in the United States
Research on cultural variation in emotion values and beliefs has usually explained this variation in terms of individualism and collectivism, typically comparing European American against East Asian cultural contexts. This study examined emotion model variability across as well as within cultural contexts in a large sample of young adults of Latino heritage along with people of European and East Asian heritage. Using latent class analysis, we cha…
Who emphasizes positivity? An exploration of emotion values in people of Latino, Asian, and European heritage living in the United States
Emotion values vary within and between individualistic and collectivistic cultural contexts. The form of collectivism prevalent in Latin America emphasizes simpatía, a cultural model that stresses the relational benefits of positivity but also the costs of negativity. This model was predicted to engender a pattern of emotion values distinct from that of the more commonly studied collectivist group, people of Asian heritage (PAH), among whom an em…
Barriers and facilitators to dissemination and adoption of precision medicine among Hispanics/Latinos
Culturally-and linguistically-tailored, low-literacy educational material about PM should be created in English and Spanish. Future research should examine provider-level and system-level barriers and facilitators to implementation and adoption of PM among Hispanic/Latino patients
Ethnic variation in gratitude and well-being
Gratitude is positively associated with health and well-being. Past studies of gratitude have primarily focused on the distinct cultural context of European Americans. The current studies aimed to extend gratitude research to Latino and East Asian Americans, 2 collectivistic contexts known to differently value positive emotions. Two studies explored whether Latino and East Asian Americans varied in gratitude experience and whether the disposition…
The influence of affective behavior on impression formation in interactions between black cancer patients and their oncologists
The impact of Black cancer patients' race-related beliefs and attitudes on racially-discordant oncology interactions
Their Hands Have Lost Their Bones
Their Hands Have Lost Their Bones
The impact of Black cancer patients' race-related beliefs and attitudes on racially-discordant oncology interactions
The influence of affective behavior on impression formation in interactions between black cancer patients and their oncologists
Ethnic variation in gratitude and well-being
Gratitude is positively associated with health and well-being. Past studies of gratitude have primarily focused on the distinct cultural context of European Americans. The current studies aimed to extend gratitude research to Latino and East Asian Americans, 2 collectivistic contexts known to differently value positive emotions. Two studies explored whether Latino and East Asian Americans varied in gratitude experience and whether the disposition…
Who emphasizes positivity? An exploration of emotion values in people of Latino, Asian, and European heritage living in the United States
Emotion values vary within and between individualistic and collectivistic cultural contexts. The form of collectivism prevalent in Latin America emphasizes simpatía, a cultural model that stresses the relational benefits of positivity but also the costs of negativity. This model was predicted to engender a pattern of emotion values distinct from that of the more commonly studied collectivist group, people of Asian heritage (PAH), among whom an em…
Barriers and facilitators to dissemination and adoption of precision medicine among Hispanics/Latinos
Culturally-and linguistically-tailored, low-literacy educational material about PM should be created in English and Spanish. Future research should examine provider-level and system-level barriers and facilitators to implementation and adoption of PM among Hispanic/Latino patients
Within- and between-group heterogeneity in cultural models of emotion among people of European, Asian, and Latino heritage in the United States
Research on cultural variation in emotion values and beliefs has usually explained this variation in terms of individualism and collectivism, typically comparing European American against East Asian cultural contexts. This study examined emotion model variability across as well as within cultural contexts in a large sample of young adults of Latino heritage along with people of European and East Asian heritage. Using latent class analysis, we cha…
Mitigating Health and Science Misinformation
Literature on how to address misinformation has rapidly expanded in recent years. The aim of this scoping review was to synthesize the growing published literature on health and science misinformation mitigation interventions. English-language articles published from January 2017 to July 2022 were included. After title/abstract screening, 115 publications (148 empirical studies) met inclusion criteria and were coded for sample characteristics, to…
Patient–Provider Discussions About Online Health Information in the Health Information National Trends Survey
Online health information-seeking is common and can impact patient–provider interactions. Using Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data from 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2024 ( n = 20,292), this study assessed trends in the percentage of Americans who reported discussing online health information with health care providers in the past year. Next, 2024 HINTS data ( n = 6,350) assessed perceptions of provider openness, provider respectfulne…
An Analysis of Grants Focused on Health Disparities Held by the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 2010–2024
Health communication can both reinforce and reduce adverse differences in cancer outcomes between groups. However, characteristics of cancer communication research aiming to reduce these health disparities have not been systematically assessed. Awarded research project grants in the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (NCI-HCIRB) portfolio (2010–2024; n = 159) were coded to identify disparities focus a…
Portrayal of Cancer Patients in the Era of AI
This study sought to characterize images of cancer patients generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) text-to-image tools, and assess whether images differed by cancer type or AI tool, to elucidate the potential implications of using AI-generated images in health communication. Two generative AI-based tools, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion, were prompted to produce images of a “cancer patient,” “breast cancer patient,” “lung cancer patient,” and “pro…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)